WICKSTEED, Philip Henry.The Alphabet of Economic Science. Part I . Elements of the theory of value or worth. [All published.] London: Macmillan and Co. and New York, 1888 - Octavo (170 × 114 mm). Original publisher's cloth, lettered in black. Spine ends a tiny bit faded, but a crisp clean copy in excellent condition. With 10 folding plates and numerous figures in the text. Jesuit library stamp to half title and title. First edition of Wicksteed's first work. Fundamentally a basic textbook of new economics, it did much to popularise the adjective "marginal" and the term "marginal analysis" and received the approbation of both Edgeworth and Pareto. Batson calls it "a very valuable little work which aims at providing a thorough mathematical explanation of the 'fundamental propositions of the theory of value'" (p. 60). [Attributes: First Edition]

Greenaway, KateKate Greenaway's Almanack for 1888 London: George Routledge & Sons. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed paper-covered decorated boards, all edges stained blue, blue clay-paper endpages, in the original printed paper dust-wrapper, and illustrated in color throughout. Book very nice, gift inscription on the ffep and a bookseller ticket on the rear pastedown, the front flap of the jacket has adhered to the front pastedown; the jacket itself is stained, age-toned, and has a few chips out at the spine tips and corners; Kate Greenaway's "1888" publication in her Almanack series, published for the years 1883 through 1897, except 1896. Republished in the late 1920s with the illustrations of the original series .

Pasteur, Louis, French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895).Lengthy autograph endorsement and a note signed ("L. P.") on a letter from Dr. G. Rauch. Lisbon, 8. IX. 1888.. Small folio (267 x 210 mm). 3 pp.. In the present letter, Dr. Rauch requests permission to visit Pasteur's laboratories to examine the discoveries made by one M. Gamaleia in hopes of making a contribution to his work and that of Pasteur. Rauch explains he has had extensive experience with diseases in warm countries, citing two cholera epidemics in Toulon and Algeria and proceeds to list his medical qualifications. He notes he would particularly like to participate in M. Gamaleia s experiments in the endemic field and feels confident that the Minister of the Navy will release him to do so, if accepted. At the foot of the third page of the letter, Pasteur replies in full from Arbois on 12 September 1888: "Honored Sir and Doctor, As soon as Monsieur Gamaleia has returned to Paris I will hasten to communicate your interesting letter to him. The latter is dated from Lisbon; are you returning on the Brest route, and when? Would you be able to come and see me on your way to Paris where I would perhaps have already returned? We could talk without too much inconvenience to you, about your wishes. Yours truly, L. P." (transl.). A further note in Pasteur's hand is found at the head of the first page of the letter: "To be shown to M. Gamaleia as soon as he arrives. L. P. 12 September 1888". - A fine letter demonstrating Pasteur s great willingness for collaboration between doctors and scientists.

PHILLIP-STEPHAN, MessrsSolferino. Mining Town N.S.W Sydney: Phillip-Stephan, 1888. Coloured photolithograph, 283 x 352 mm; short tear and a few spots in margin, but a good copy, mounted. An unusual photolithographic view of the mining town of Solferino. "The inventors of the Process [of making a lithograph from a photograph] are Samuel Phillip and Adam Stephan... a photographer, and a lithographic printer. For some three years past, they have, in a cellar situated in Woolloomooloo, worked hard and continuously to perfect this discovery, which combines the knowledge of both trades..." (Ferguson, quoting from one of their portfolios).The results of the process are fairly bizarre: most of the prints have a distinctly surreal quality. Phillip and Stephan produced a series of landscapes, based mainly on photographs by Caire, Lindt, and Bayliss, which could be bought separately, while some were sold in sets. The company continued until 1910.This view of the famous mining town of Solferino is of particular interest for its details of miners' dwellings.

SANTORINI, Giovanni Domenico.Anatomici summi septemdecim tabulae quas nunc primum edit atque explicat iisque alias addit de structura mammarum et de tunica testis vaginali.Parma: [Giambattista Bodoni for] Regia typographia, 1775. First edition. A very fine copy. "The book is one of the finest anatomies of the eighteenth century because of its excellent illustrations and comprehensive commentary." (<i>Heirs of Hippocrates</i>). It is also one of the rarest of the few medical books printed at the celebrated Bodoni Press in Parma, as well as one of the few medical books issued by a private press. <br/><br/> â§Norman 1888; Garrison-Morton 399.1; <i>Heirs of Hippocrates</i> 788; Pincus 248. <br/><br/> "Santorini was generally acknowledged as the outstanding anatomist of his time. Many corrections and discoveries in the detailed anatomy of the different organs of the human body go back to Santorini. Even today a facial muscle (risorius), a pair of cartilages (comicula) of the larynx, the emissary veins of the skull, and a part of the superior and inferior turbinates of the ethmoid are named after Santorini. <br/><br/> The work belongs to the best of its time, not only as regards the dissections and illustrations, but also as to the very elaborate commentary. Of the 21 plates 17 are by Santorini, two of the last four plates belongs to the anatomist Giovanni Battista Covoli, who was drowned, in 1768, in his youth. The other two plates belongs to the editor, Michael Girardi (1731 - 1797), a professor of anatomy in Parma, who also wrote the commentary to Santorini's plates, thus carrying out Covoli's plans. using, in part, posthumous writings of both Santorini and Covoli. All the 21 plates are done with a light crayon effect which, however, does not impair the anatomic clarity of the prints, but even brings out well the differences in the tissues. The unsigned plates were drawn by Giovanni Battista Piazetta (1682 - 1754). A woman, Florentia Marcella, engraved Santorini's plates under his personal supervision. Girardi's two plates are signed and were drawn by Ignazio Gasparetti and engraved by Giuseppe Patrini. The pictures deal with the facial muscles, the base and other parts of the brain, the organs of smell and hearing, the pharynx, the breasts, the heart, the diaphragm with the beginning of the thoracic duct, the stomach, the liver, the intestines, the pancreas, the ileocecal valve, the bladder, the muscles of the perineum, and the genitals. Covoli's plates represent the breasts, the tunics of the testicle and a six months' fetus." (Hagelin, <i>Rare and Important Medical Books</i>, pp. 112-113).. Folio (325 x 235 mm), pp. [10], i-xxxv [1], 1-217 [3] and 42 beautifully engraved plates, contemporary half vellum, marbled baords, a very fine and fresh copy, entirely unrestored. Rare in such good condition

Macgowan, KennethKENNETH MACGOWAN THEATER & FILM COLLECTION:; Contains 52 lots: several books, mostly photographs and ephemera from the career of Kenneth Macgowan--from the Provincetown Players to Hollywood, 1922 to 1963 v.p.: v.n., v.d.. Original archive. Very Good. A full description of the 52 lots in this collection may be down-loaded as a php file, available at the following address: http://www.petrillabooks.com/catalogs.php. Kenneth Macgowan (1888-1963), American author and film producer, ran theProvincetown Playhouse along with Eugene O'Neill (1922-1924), then focused hisexperimental-theatre efforts at the Greenwich Village Theatre, before moving toHollywood as a story editor for RKO, a producer for 20th Century-Fox., &c., &c.He went on to become chairman of the then-new Department of Theatre Arts at UCLA.

Edward BellamyLooking Backward 2000-1887 Ticknor and Company, Boston 1888 - Imprint of printer J.J. Arakelyan on verso of title page; "wore" for "were" on p.210. Bookplate (Tiffany & Co.) of Joan Whitney (1903-1975), prominent New York socialite, founder and majority owner of the New York Mets. Ink signature of Walter Wood (possibly New York Congressman from New York 1879-1883) on second page. Corners bumped, bleed through and 1/4" adhesion mark of book plate to front free endpaper. In custom folding cloth chemise and morocco backed slipcase. BAL 956. GROLIER 100. SARGENT p.38. [Attributes: First Edition]

Scharf, J ThomasHISTORY OF DELAWARE. 1609-1888.|THE Philadelphia: L.J. Richards & Co, 1888. later half calf with brown cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt. thick small 4to. later half calf with brown cloth-covered boards, top edge gilt. (iv),v,610,xxxiii; viii,611-1358 pages. 2 volumes. First edition (Howes S-143). One of the most important of the histories of Delaware. Filled with illustrations. Rubbed along hinges and tips. Name in ink on second blank page.

Walt Whitman1888 COMPLETE POEMS AND PROSE SIGNED WALT WHITMAN 1ST EDITION 1 OF 600 COPIES LEAVES OF GRASS ILLUSTRATED W/CASE COMPLETE POEMS & PROSE OF WALT WHITMAN 1855...18881888/89; Signed by Walt Whitman; First Edition, Limited Edition; Believe Self Published, Philadelphia; Custom Made Clamshell Case; Illustrated; w6.8"xh10.1", Case Larger; 1, 382, 374, 140, 2 Pages; Extremely Rare!!!Great For any Fan of the Famous Author or Collector. Great Gift Idea; One of only 600 Copies, this not number, signed on Leaves of Grass title page; On Title Page, "Authenticated & Personal Book (handled by W.W.).. Portraits from Life... Autograph"!!!ATTRIBUTES:Comes with a Pretty green cloth custom made clamshell case with gold labeling to spine, housing the original brown buckram cloth cover design, gold labeling to spine, with a great illustrated title page, three Portrait Illustrations, and hundreds of Selections; Nice Size!!! BACKGROUND: Walter "Walt" Whitman (May 31, 1819 ?" March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (1819?"1892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decades?"the first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems.The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise.CONDITION:Condition is Good/Very Good. Case is very good, some wear to edges/boards, small cloth repair to mid front hinge/back upper hinges, pencil note about book to inner front cover, no limitation statement, spotting on to first plate, pages/hinges/text block are good/very good for over 125 years old!!!

Atkins, J. D. C. (Department of the Interior, United States Indian Office)Correspondence on the Subject of Teaching the Vernacular in Indian Schools, 1887-88 Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888. First Edition. Pamphlet Pamphlet. Very Good. 27 pages. The federal document giving the 'true intent and meaning' of the federal ban, put in place in 1887, on the use of Indian languages in both mission and government-run schools for Native Americans. The ban was issued as part of the 1887 report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. This ban was a concerted attempt by the US government to undermine and ultimately destroy Native culture, but Commissioner Atkins' initial rule brought much controversy. This pamphlet, addressed to Indian agents, reprints some of the letters Atkins received, and his replies and explanations. He modified the ban to mollify Christian missionaries working on the reservations. He offers an an exception for 'the vernacular to be used in missionary schools, only for oral instruction in morals and religion, where it is deemed to be an auxiliary to the English language in conveying such instruction.' But Atkins also restates his reasoning: '[T]he intention is to prevent the waste of valuable time by Indian children in schools learning a barbarous tongue which is not comprehensive enough to embrace civilization or to comprehend it.' A century later, in 1990, President George Bush signed the Indian Languages Act, reversing the federal policy and giving the govenment an obligation to support the preservation and survival of Native American languages. A scarce and important (and chilling) publication. Worldcat locates about 15 copies, only one in the West, at Huntington. First edition (first printing). Minor chipping and creasing to front wrapper, else very good.

LEW WALLACEBEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST SAMPSON LOW,MARSTON,SEARLE & RIVINGTON, 1888 THIS EDITION OF BEN HUR: TALE OF THE CHRIST IS THE REAL DEAL. RIPE FOR PLUCKING BY THE ASTUTE COLLECTOR. THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF ISSUE ENDORSE ITS TRUE FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINT STATE: THE DEDICATION STATES" TO THE WIFE OF MY YOUTH" LATER ISSUES WERE RE-DEDICATED "TO THE WIFE OF MY YOUTH - WHO STILL ABIDES WITH ME" THE RE-DEDICATION WAS MADE AFTER LEW WALLACE RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF LETTERS OF CONDOLENCE, AND SEVERAL MARRIAGE PROPOSALS FROM FANS WHO THOUGHT HIS WIFE SUSAN WALLACE,WHO WAS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE WAS DEAD. POINT 2. ON PAGE 11 IS THE FAMOUS "BE BECAME" TYPO FOUND IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH AFTER THE WORDS, THE SPECK GREW; 'BE-BECAME" LARGE AS A HAND. POINT 3: THE FAMOUS SECOND TYPO ERROR FOUND ON PAGE 552 WHERE "TOMORROW" IS SPELT AS "TO-MORROW" IN THE SENTENCE "I WILL SAIL TO-MORROW" THE BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT IT IS 127 YEARS OLD. THE PAGES ARE SLIGHTLY TANED, THE HARD COVER HAS WEAR SIGNS ON THE VERY COENERS OF THE HARD COVER, BOTH.( SEE PHOTOGRAPHS). IN BETWEEN PAGES 123-130 THE PAGES HAVE TEARS THAT COME ACROSS AS PRINTING MACHINE ERRORS, I STAND TO BE CORRECTED. SEE PHOTOGRAPHS. ALL IN ALL THIS BOOK IS A TRUE SAMPSON LOW FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING.

Zola, Emile, French writer (1840-1902).Autograph letter signed. Médan, 12. X. 1888. - 8vo. 1½ pp. In French: "I have had nothing but trouble over this translating business, and I regret, as do you, that we have found ourselves together in such circumstances. I was wrong, after many miscarriages, to think it possible to do business in America. It's just one more lesson, that s all. You are not personally to blame for all this, and I beg you to accept my most sincere best wishes". - In general, American critics seemed to approach Zola with a great deal of uncertainty. The artistic quality of his work was obvious, and they could not disregard his importance as a leader of Naturalism; but they feared the forcefulness of his vocabulary and the morality of his observations. Because of this fear, American translators tended to abridge, omit passages from, and otherwise sanitize the more realistic or sensual novels, such as L'Assommoir, Germinal and La Terre. La Terre was published in France a few months before Zola wrote the present letter.

DICKENS, CharlesThe Christmas Books, including A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain London: Chapman and Hall, 1888., 1888. Printed from the stereotype plates of the first editions. 5 vols. Small octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth, each decorated with gilt motifs that reflect the subjects of the novels. All illustrated with engravings by artists such as John Leech, Daniel Maclise, and John Tenniel, amongst others. Bindings show minor and uniform sunning to spine, a little rubbing, with some bumping and fraying to corners and at spine ends. Internally clean and free from foxing. A tight, attractive set published in the same format as the first edition. Dickens' Christmas Books, beginning with A Christmas Carol in 1834 and finishing with The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain in 1848, are among his most popular and enduring works. They are tales intended for Christmas reading, and focus on the importance of domesticity, gratitude, and kindness in keeping with the spirit of Christmas.

Roldanus, W. N.De approviandeering der ontworpen Stelling van Amsterdam. 's-Gravenhage, Van Doorn, 1888.. Two parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Crown quarto. Pp. (ii), 22; (ii), 25-108. Plus 2 sketch maps, one of which is folding. Several tables. Original wrappers, bit worn and shabby, shelf tickets and old institutional stamp. In a very good internal condition, entirely still unopened. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. Roldanus submitted this work to a competition called in 1886 by the Vereeniging ter beoefening van de Krijgswetenschap, titled "De approviandeering der ontworpen stelling van Amsterdam, hare voorbereiding in tijd van vrede en hare uitvoering bij het uitbreken van een oorlog." The three contributors shared the price of fl. 500 but only Roldanus' work was found suitable for publication. In his work he goes into great detail as to the necessary provisions required both in time of peace and at war. In the supplementary tables he even provides a census of neighbouring municipalities, villages and hamlets that form the Defence Line of Amsterdam and specifies how many kilograms of meat, potatoes, peas, beans, rice, sugar, coffee, salt, paper, etc. etc. would be necessary to support these populations..

[Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition; Australia]&#39;Staircase International Exhibition (Boehm&#39;s Bull)&#39;, an original pen and ink drawing of Sir Edgar Boehm&#39;s statue &#39;Young Bull and Herdsman&#39; at the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition 1888 - 1889.. Very good condition. An original pen and ink drawing showing Sir Edgar Boehm&#39;s (1834 - 1890) statue &#39;Young Bull and Herdsman&#39;, on a large plinth at the foot of the grand staircase at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition of 1888. &#11;&#11;A stylishly-dressed Victorian crowd of exhibition viewers strolls about the great hall, with the statue on a large plinth highlighted with white accents. With the title penned below the image. Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834 - 1890) is recognized for his colossal statues, including one of Queen Victoria, executed in marble (1869) for Windsor Castle, the monument of the duke of Kent in St. George&#39;s Chapel, the statue of Carlyle on the Thames embankment at Chelsea, and the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner.The Young Bull and Herdsman was acquired by the Melbourne Art Gallery and Museum and was then gifted to the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, where it is today outside the RASV offices in the show grounds.&#11;&#11;Unsigned, with a small circular mark roughly at center of drawing, and a closed tear through the caption, but not affecting the drawing; mounted on an album page.9 3/4 x 8 1/2".

KIPLING, [Joseph] Rudyard (1865-1936)Wee Willie Winkie [Indian Railway Library Series] Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., London: Sampson Low Marston and Company [1888]., 1888. Short stories. First Edition, later issue, SIGNED on title by Author. A 'Wheeler' pamphlet published in India at 1 Rupee or in the UK at 1 shilling. Internally clean but for a little thumbing and toning, fragile covers were chipped and edgeworn, now simply and effectively restored . Housed in a custom-made gilt titled drop-back cloth case. A rare signed edition of Kipling's popular 'Child' stories. [Stewart] See also Wilson; The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling, Amis; Kipling and his World.

Guy de MAUPASSANT, Paul BOURGETMensonges Original edition on the current paper, there is no mention of major papers. Binding to open combed bradel paper, smooth spine morocco nutty piece covers preserved, elegant binding pastiche signed Thomas Boichot. Precious autograph signed by the author: "A Guy de Maupassant, his friend." Small scattered spots, slight angular missing on the half-title page. Alphonse Lemerre Paris 1888 12x19cm relié

DICKENS, CharlesThe Christmas Books, including A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain London: Chapman and Hall, 1888., 1888. Printed from the stereotype plates of the first editions. 5 vols. Small octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth, each decorated with gilt motifs that reflect the subjects of the novels. All illustrated with engravings by artists such as John Leech, Daniel Maclise, and John Tenniel, amongst others. Bindings show minor and uniform sunning to spine, a little rubbing, with some bumping and fraying to corners and at spine ends. Internally clean and free from foxing. A tight, attractive set published in the same format as the first edition. Dickens' Christmas Books, beginning with A Christmas Carol in 1834 and finishing with The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain in 1848, are among his most popular and enduring works. They are tales intended for Christmas reading, and focus on the importance of domesticity, gratitude, and kindness in keeping with the spirit of Christmas.

Inglis, JamesTent Life in Tiger Land and Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Being Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of a Pioneer Planter in an Indian Frontier District Sydney and Brisbane: A. Hutchison & Son, 1888. First edition. Chromolithographic frontispiece and 21 plates, 4 engravings within the text. 690 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth, upper board and spine with vignettes in gilt and black. Neatly recased. Inscribed Inscribed on back of frontispiece, "To the dear friend whose memory is ever fresh in the hearts of her Australian friends, and for whom the author wishes everty happiness. With very kind regards. J.M. Inglis Sydney N.S.W. Xmas 1890".

Pritt, T.EThe Book of the Grayling: being a Description of the Fish, and of the Art of Angling for him, as practised chiefly in the Midlands and the North of England. With three Illustrations in Chromo-Lithography. From Original Drawings by the Author Leeds: Goodall and Suddick, 1888. Large paper issue of the first edition. Chromolithograph frontispiece and 2 other Chromos , 64, [2, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to (11-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches; 310 x 255 mm). Original crimson cloth gilt over beveled boards, with a quote from Izaak Walton in gilt on the upper cover. Small rubbing at corners, almost fine.

Greenaway, KateKate Greenaway's Almanack for 1888 George Routledge & Sons, London 1888 - Cloth-backed paper-covered decorated boards, all edges stained blue, blue clay-paper endpages, in the original printed paper dust-wrapper, and illustrated in color throughout. Book very nice, gift inscription on the ffep and a bookseller ticket on the rear pastedown, the front flap of the jacket has adhered to the front pastedown; the jacket itself is stained, age-toned, and has a few chips out at the spine tips and corners; Kate Greenaway's "1888" publication in her Almanack series, published for the years 1883 through 1897, except 1896. Republished in the late 1920s with the illustrations of the original series [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

[BERLIOZ]. Jullien, AdolpheHector Berlioz [Subtitle]: sa vie et ses oeuvres ouvrage orne de quatorze lithographies originales par M. Fantin-Latour de Douze Portraits de Hector Berlioz de trois planches hors texte et de 122 gravures, scenes theatrales, caricatures, portraits d'artistes, autographes, etc. Paris La Librairie de L'Art 1888. Folio. Half dark red morocco with marbled boards, raised bands on spine in decorative compartments with titling gilt. 1f. (half-title), 1f. (frontispiece), 1f. (title printed in red and black), 1f. (dedication to Ernest Reyer) [vii]-xvi, 386, [i] (publisher's advertisement), [i] (publisher's device). xvi, 386, [ii] + 1 double-page plate, 2 engravings and fourteen full-page lithographs by Fantin-Latour, each preceded by a tissue-guard with printed titling, as follows: "Verite" (frontispiece) Tuba Mirum Spargens Sonum Symphonie Fantastique Un Bal Lelio La Harpe eolienne Harold en Italie Dans les montagnes Benvenuto Cellini Acte III La Fonte du Persee Romeo et Juliette Confidence a la nuit La Damnation de Faust Apparition de Marguerite Sara la Baigneuse L'Enfance du Christ Le Repos de la Sainte Famille Beatrice et Benedict Acte I Nocturne La Prise de Troie Acte III Apparition d'Hector Les Troyens a Carthage Acte III Duo d'amour Apotheose Binding slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; joints splitting. Scattered foxing, light to moderate, throughout; some tissue guards slightly worn and with small tears. Lithographs in very good condition with generally only minimal foxing to margins.. First Edition. "[Berlioz] stands as the leading musician of his age in a country-France-whose principal artistic endeavour was then literary, and in an art-music-whose principal pioneers were then German. In many senses the Romantic movement found its fullest embodiment in him, yet he had deep Classical roots and stood apart from many manifestations of that movement. His life presents the archetypal tragic struggle of new ideas for acceptance, to which he gave his full exertions as composer, critic and conductor. And though there were many who perceived greatness in his music from the beginning, his genius only came to full recognition in the 20th century." Hugh Macdonald in Grove online Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) was a highly acclaimed French painter and lithographer; his works exhibit a Romanticism which found expression in his representations of the music of both Berlioz and Wagner. He is represented in the Louvre and in other major museum collections.

(OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY) MURRAY, James H. (ed.)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles; Oxford: Clarendon Press,, 1888-1933. Founded mainly on the materials collected by The Philological Society. Edited by James A. H. Murray. 11 volumes, quarto (330 x 258 mm). Contemporary brown half morocco, dark red cloth sides, raised bands, titles and ruling to compartments gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Bindings slightly rubbed and bumped, some boards sunned and slightly soiled, light wear to extremities, prelims and endmatter foxed, margins of text block slightly toned with occasional mild spotting and finger-soiling, a few inner hinges cracked but firm, a few corners turned; Volume III rebacked with the original spine laid down. A very good set. First edition in book form. "The N.E.D., as it was originally cited, or the O.E.D., as it is now known, is the greatest treasure-house of any language in the world, unrivalled for its comprehensiveness and ease of consultation as well as for its reliability and scholarship" (PMM 371). "The scheme of 'a completely new English Dictionary' was conceived in 1858… Herbert Coleridge and after him Dr. F. J. Furnivall, were the first editors. Their work, which covered 20 years, consisted mainly in the collection of materials, and it was not until Dr. J. A. H. Murray took the matter up in 1878 that the preparation of the Dictionary began to take active form…. The essential feature of the Dictionary is its historical method, by which the meaning and form of the words are traced from their earliest appearance on the basis of an immense number of quotations, collected by more than 800 voluntary workers. The Dictionary contains a record of 414,825 words, whose history is illustrated by 1,827,306 quotations" (Drabble, 728). The Dictionary was originally issued in fascicles which were then gathered into book form. After Murray's death the editing was entrusted to his colleagues Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. The one-volume supplement, edited by W. A. Craigie and C. T. Onions, was published in 1933. This set from the library of the British Conservative politician Matthew White, Viscount Ridley (1842?-1904), with his bookplate to front pastedown of all but the last two volumes.

Vizetelly, Henry [Zola, Emile]Extracts Principally from English Classics: showing that the legal suppression of M. Zola's novels would logically involve the bowdlerizing of some of the greatest works in English literature none, 1888, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good +, First printingA Very Good+ copy of the GENUINE ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION and not the copy sometimes mistaken for it which John Carter dubbed the "pirated reprint". (This copy is in Very Good condition has been rebound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards. The spine tail shows some damage to the leather and there are a few mild rubs on the spine.) The pirated, near facsimile edition bears the 1888 date, but was published about 40 years later than the genuine First edition, First printing offered here. (The pirated edition is now known as the Max Harzof edition, published ca. early 1920s). As best we can determine, very few copies of the Genuine Original First Edition, offered here exist. (William Colburn-author of the article from which much of the bibliographical information in this description is taken- located only 24 copies, most of them in institutions, although he speculated that there likely are more than that number in existence). Vizetelly was the publisher most responsible for introducing Emile Zola to England's reading public. From 1884 to 1889, Vizetelly published 17 of Zola's works translated into English, all at affordable prices. Though sanitized a bit for the English reader, the National Vigilance Association objected to them and Vizetelly was charged with publishing obscene libels. (The book contains the text of the letter from Vizetelly to Sir A.K. Stephenson, solicitor to the Treasury, preceding the main text in which Vizetelly protests the intervention of the Government in the case against him.) After his conviction in 1988 for publishing "The Soil" ("La Terre") (labeled by the solicitor-general as a work of "bestial obscenity"), wherein he was enjoined from publishing Zola translations, Vizetelly continued nevertheless to do so, was convicted again, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment. The book at hand was published by Vizetelly (in pamphlet form) in response, citing and quoting numerous English authors from Shakespeare to Swinburne wherein those authors made references to fornication, whores, and related matters. In Very Good + condition, this copy meets all points required of the GENUINE ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION. A VERY SCARCE BOOK.